This lesson was videotaped over two class periods of 85 minutes each.
The lesson activities could easily be adapted to a more traditional 40-
to 45-minute class period. On day one (and perhaps day two depending on
how many oral presentations are scheduled), students can present their
briefs of previously studied cases. On the next day (or two), small groups
can prepare their cases. On each subsequent day, one case can be tried
and deliberated.

Matt Johnson notes that if he was teaching this lesson to ninth-graders,
he might limit the number of cases and possibly have everybody work on
the same hypothetical. He feels that more data in the hypothetical would
also help younger students who might not be able to draw on as much experience
as the seniors with which he worked.

In terms of adapting the lesson for students of different ability levels,
Matt Johnson points out that his class includes students with a wide range
of abilities and that, in his judgment, the lesson offers every student
an opportunity to show what he or she knows and to demonstrate a mastery
of the material.